The Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabir Adewale Shotobi has mourned the passage of the late Iyaloja or Ikorodu Division, Alhaja Taofeekat Allison.
Oba Shotobi’s condolence message was signed by the Agba-Akin of Ikorodu, Otunba Ayodele Elesho and made available to Ikorodu Oga Radio.
Oba Shotobi stated that the news of the demise of Ikorodu Division Market Chief came to him as a rude shock.
‘The news of the sudden demise of Alhaja (Chief) Taofeekat Abiodun Allison, the IYALOJA GENERAL of lkorodu Division came to me as a big shock and received with utter dismay’, he stated.
Oba Shotobi added that, ‘Alhaja Allison was a very energetic, honest and self less Market Leader who has played her role meritoriously over the decades without any blemish or dent on her long standing leadership role’.
‘Iyaloja was a great mother to all the Market Men and Women throughout Ikorodu Division. As a result of her open transparency in dealing with Market matters, she became a strong and eminent member of the Advisory Team to Iyaloja General of Nigeria, Chief (Mrs) Folasade Tinubu-Ojo’.
Oba Shotobi also described the late Iyaloja-General of Ikorodu Division as a mother figure to him.
‘On a personal note, she was a mother figure to me and my unannounced Special Adviser on Market and Community Affairs. I will miss her guidance, counselling and fervent prayers at all times’.
‘Alhaja Allison, the YEYE OBA of lbesheland has effectively played her own role and left her marks of achievements on the Ikorodu Guinness Book of Records’, he noted.
The monarch concluded by expressing his condolence to the immediate family and the entire Ikorodu Division Market Men and Women on the demise of the Market Leader.
‘On behalf of myself, the Royal Families and the Ayangbure in Council, l commiserate with my brother-Oba, His Royal Majesty, Oba Richard Abayomi Ogunsanya, Olubeshe of Ibesheland, also the entire Allison family of lkorodu, the Market Men and Women throughout Ikorodu Division, as well as the good of Ikorodu people Kingdom on the irreparable loss of our departed amiable Iyaloja Allison’.
Alhaja Allison died in her home in Itun-Oja Ikorodu on Sunday at the ripe age of ….
